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At the end of 2014, the library had lent about 6,200 eBooks to patrons.

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In Westmoreland, library network Director Cesare Muccari said that while the network purchases the platform and makes OverDrive available, not all county libraries use it.

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This summer, teen patrons of the Penn Area Library can participate in a free audio book program called SYNC.

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